Miles to Go for Freedom

Chronicling the injustices of legal segregation and widespread discrimination from the late nineteenth century through the mid-1950s, Miles to Go for Freedom tells the story of African American young people and their families who lived through these "Jim Crow" years. The book spans the period beginning with legislation separating white and black people in the 1890s, through the end with the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education, when the Court ruled racial segregation in schools was unconstitutional.

Using photographs, interviews with African Americans who were children and teenagers during this time, and others, Linda Barrett Osborne conveys the day-to-day experiences of black Americans across the country.

Miles to Go for Freedom, a companion to Osborne's critically acclaimed Traveling the Freedom Road, unfolds a crucial period in American history, whose legacy still affects attitudes, policies, and politics today.